Chapter 703: Continuous Pressure

Leo Ferdinand stood at the front of the line of the penalty area, watching the football in the net slowly bend over, supporting his knees with both hands, gasping for breath, the sprint of more than 40 meters just now made him consume too much energy, and what made him even more unacceptable was that Iello ignored his standing on the inside line just now, and forced the ball to the direction of the penalty area directly when he was half a meter behind.

What happened next kept him from facing the home fans.

Under Iroh's speed, he is like a scrapped car in a scrapyard, pulling away at a speed visible to the naked eye, which is a priori gap.

Thinking of this, Leo Ferdinand looked up at Iro, who was running towards the corner on the right, his expression was very excited, he clenched his right fist, and then swung it out vigorously, looking up to the sky and shouting.

As Iello sent the ball back into the United goal, the cheers from the home fans in the stands were much quieter, except for sporadic boos.

But for the Chelsea players, who have already taken the lead at the moment, there is no psychological effect.

In their minds, having scored anyway, can the boos in the stands change the score from 1:2 back to 1:1?

The answer is obviously no!

Therefore...... Ignore the response of the fans in the stands.

Mourinho, who was standing on the field, waved his fist excitedly, and only opened his arms to respond when he was embraced by Boas and Faria.

In his thoughts, the plot of the away lead has appeared, that is to say, there is full psychological preparation, but when the score is really exceeded, he still can't avoid the excitement from the heart, he knows that only the team does not make mistakes, then there is no accident to win this game.

Coupled with the fact that Iello is in great form right now, it is not impossible to score a hat-trick before full-time.

Not far away, Ferguson seized the time to discuss the next tactical changes with his assistant Queiroz, and the balance of the game was once again broken, and the score must be equalized as soon as possible.

Now the game is in the 65th minute, which means that there is less than half an hour left in the game, and there is not much time left for them.

Because in football, thirty minutes is a long time, but it is also short......

It only takes a few seconds to score, but the number of attacks and the time it takes to score this goal are not necessarily, with Chelsea's defensive ability, as long as they don't make big mistakes, their own team will not be able to equalize, and then they will be seven points behind with one more game, so ...... This season's league title is gone......

In the end, Ferguson decided to stay on hold and make plans in a few minutes.

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After the Chelsea players finished celebrating, the on-site director turned the camera on Cristiano Ronaldo, who pursed his lips, and then used technical means to push to a close-up of his face, even if the word 'helpless' was not written.

When he scored the first goal in the first half, he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart and provoked Iro.

What I didn't expect was that this game, as usual, retribution came so quickly, scoring a goal in each half to help Chelsea overtake the score in one fell swoop.

Cristiano Ronaldo felt it was his responsibility to fail to break the deadlock in the second half, and if it wasn't for his lack of quality, the game would not be the way it is, so he began to consciously increase the number of shots he had once the game started.

But in such a presumptuous situation, how can the head remain calm?

Whether it's passing the ball or shooting, it feels a little out of tune with the team.

Ferguson saw Cristiano Ronaldo's impatience at a glance, so he took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to call him over, let him calm down as much as possible, and teach him the opportunity.

After Alex Ferguson's carrot and stick policy, Cristiano Ronaldo's handling of the ball became much more reasonable.

At least in the eyes of his team-mates, it was a Cristiano Ronaldo who was in good form.

“oh-my-god!!! Cristiano Ronaldo!! ”

"Shoot!! shit!!! Bad luck!! ”

"Header, damn Cech!!"

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In the following minutes, United continued to play dangerous attacks, leaving Chelsea's central midfield rather passive.

Jose Mourinho turned his head and asked Villas-Boas to call back Mikel and Joe Cole in the warm-up area.

Now the team is obviously unable to control this area at the front of the penalty area, and it is necessary to increase the layering of defense, especially now that Modric's physical fitness is declining, neither offense nor defense can help the team, and it is beneficial for the team to make substitutions as soon as possible.

And Essien has just returned from injury, and his form has not yet returned to his peak.

Despite Cristiano Ronaldo's continuous presence on camera, none of Chelsea's key players looked flustered.

Ferguson saw that Cristiano Ronaldo and Dimitar Berbatov were doing a good job of stealing the spot, so he asked the two wings to increase the number of crosses.

The effect of simplicity and brutality is obviously much better than the previous mid-lane penetration, and there are more opportunities for the creation of zào to come out.

It's just that the centre-back duo of John Terry and Carvalho is quite solid, and there are no fatal mistakes, and Cech is worthy of being the Premier League's number one goalkeeper, tall but flexible, with two consecutive headers from Cristiano Ronaldo and Berbatov.

In the 78th minute, Chelsea took advantage of the dead-ball opportunity to make two substitutions in quick succession, bringing on Mikel Mikel and Joe Cole for Essien and Luka Modric, increasing the defensive hardness at the edge of the box and the speed and efficiency of the transition from defence to attack.

Sure enough, with the introduction of Mikel and Joe Cole, Chelsea were rejuvenated in midfield, both defensively and offensively.

Cech was also able to slow down under the continuous mental concentration.

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'There is less and less time to play, which is getting better and better for Chelsea away from home. Sky TV commentator Andy Gray said: "Chelsea are the team that has conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League so far, manager Jose Mourinho is also an expert in defence, plus there is a man who is the best player in the world, if Manchester United's strong attack cannot score, then it will be the end of the ......

In the blink of an eye, the game went to the 85th minute of the game, which means that the time left for the home team Manchester United was only five minutes of regular time, and seven or eight minutes of injury time.

"Press on press!" Ferguson couldn't care so much when he stood on the sidelines, as long as a player looked this way, he made a gesture of pressing his hands forward, signaling the players to boldly move forward to participate in the attack.

Manchester United is like a warrior walking on the edge of a cliff, if you don't succeed, you will become a beneficiary.

Almost all of their formations became four-two-four.

Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney were in the box, Cristiano Ronaldo and his compatriot Nani were on the left and right, with Fletcher in charge of protecting the middle and planning the direction of attack, and Ryan Giggs organising the attack.

As the game wore on, Chelsea's focus was gradually on defence, with only Didier Drogba and Arlo cruising close to the halfway line in their own half, pinning the back four of United's defenders into the half, otherwise the attack would have been more intense in the period leading up to the end of the game.

When the game time reached the 88th minute, Ferguson no longer cared about the defensive problems of the two full-backs, and directly waved his hand, signaling that Hargreaves and Evra were involved in the attack.

There is not much time left in the game anyway, and for Manchester United, there is no difference between losing one goal and two.

Maybe you'll be lucky enough to score a goal!

In the 89th minute of the game, Ryan Giggs won the ball in the middle to seek cooperation with Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, but Mikel was inexperienced and was half a point slow to close his legs, and the referee Webber made a quick decision, blew the foul whistle and awarded Manchester United a free kick about 26 meters from the goal.

The position is slightly closer to the left, which is more suitable for right-footed players.

This startled Mourinho on the sidelines, who was a little afraid of Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kick.

Although it is not as high as Iroh's hit rate, who can guarantee that one will not be blindfolded?

Webber blew the whistle, Cristiano Ronaldo took a free-kick and the five-man wall jumped without touching the football.

Like a cruise missile, the ball flew towards the near corner of the goal, and was about to fly into the goal, when the fingertips of Cech in the camera flicked lightly, and the ball changed its trajectory slightly, almost flying off the bottom line against the goalpost.

“…… Oh my God, Cech is really a god this time! ”

The on-site director switched out the slow motion as soon as possible, and Zhan Jun exclaimed.

Immediately, the director gave Cristiano Ronaldo a close-up of his face, and he bit his lower lip and was obviously sorry that the goal was not scored.

Equally lamented is the off-pitch manager Alex Ferguson, who knows there is a good chance that the game will not be won, but a draw is acceptable.

Pity......

Giggs took a corner kick from the right, and Iello was in charge of marking Cristiano Ronaldo in the corner kick defense, and he felt a pressure from behind him after jumping up, so to be on the safe side, he flicked his head and pushed the ball off the line.

After landing on the ground, Iroh turned his head and glanced at Cristiano Ronaldo, who was full of fighting spirit, and the spirit of never giving up was really touching.

But they are now hostile forces, so they must deal with it well!

'Iello played a very important role in defending the corners and pushed the ball off the line. Zhan Jun also became nervous as the time of the game decreased.

Giggs's second corner sought to take the initiative and drove to the back post, where Terry pushed Berbatov to head the ball out to ease the crisis for the time being.